Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Regice. While not amazing in most situations, Regice can still find use as a niche tank in Max Battles. Besides that, Regice still remains a Pokedex entry, and is useful if you’re looking to fill that out. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will take place from August 26th to September 8th. It will be preceded by Mega Swampert and Lunala, and coincides with Registeel, Regirock, and Mega Gyarados.

Despite Regice being a pure ice type, it still knows Thunder, Focus Blast, and Earthquake, so being away or charge moves is very useful here.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	—
Resist (0.6x)	Ice
Neutral	Normal Flying Poison Ground Bug Ghost Water Grass Electric Psychic Dragon Dark Fairy
Super Effective (1.6x)	Fighting Rock Steel Fire
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Regice’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Earthquake
• Blizzard
• Focus Blast
• Return
• Thunder

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Regice. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Zamazenta - Crowned Shield A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	100%
Ice Fang	Behemoth Bash	90%
Metal Claw	Close Combat	59%
Metal Claw	Giga Impact	50%
Metal Claw	Moonblast	44%
Ice Fang	Close Combat	39%

Zacian - Crowned Sword A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	100%
Metal Claw	Close Combat	73%
Air Slash	Behemoth Blade	71%
Metal Claw	Giga Impact	65%
Metal Claw	Play Rough	64%
Air Slash	Close Combat	46%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Counter / Focus Blast

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Counter	Focus Blast	100%
Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	90%
Counter	Flamethrower	90%
Counter	Psystrike	87%
Confusion	Focus Blast	81%
Counter	Psychic	81%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Earthquake	⚔	⚔	—
Focus Blast	⚔	—	🛡
Blizzard	🛡	🛡	—

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Necrozma - Dusk Mane A

Best Moveset: Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Lucario

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Keldeo A

Best Moveset: Low Kick / Secret Sword

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Counter / Focus Blast

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Metagross A

Best Moveset: Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Regice. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Shadow MetagrossMega HeracrossReshiramShadow ConkeldurrTerrakionShadow MoltresMega LatiosShadow CharizardShadow Ho-OhShadow DelphoxMega Charizard XWhite KyuremNecrozma - Dawn WingsMega GalladeMega DiancieMetagrossHo-OhBlacephalonMega Rayquaza

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Mega Charizard Y (2.2)Shadow Reshiram (2.3)

Cloudy

Mega Lucario (2.2)Keldeo (2.2)Mega Mewtwo Y (2.3)

Snow

Mega Metagross (2.3)Shadow Metagross (2.3)

Overall, Regice is a tough raid, despite how useful Regice is in combat. The wide variety of charge moves makes sure that it is difficult to counter effectively without risking being hit hard. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!